Where does “rūnu” come from?

rūnu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

rūnu (Proto-West Germanic): secret, mystery; rune, letter

Definitions

  1. secret, mystery; rune, letter

Ancestry of “rūnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
2Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “rūnu”

Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →